Buckle or fastening device



July 14, 1936. E. ROEDELHEIMER ET AL BUCKLE OR FASTENING DEVICE FiledJan. 6, 1936 %NEYS Patented July 14, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE2,041,432 BUCKLE on FASTENING DEVICE Application January 6, 1936, SerialNo. 57,660

9 Claims.

This invention relates to anew and improved buckle or similar fasteningdevice and has more particularly for its object the provision of animproved form of buckle for use with rhinestone belts.

Another object of our invention is the provision of an improved bucklefor use with rhinestone belts or the like in which the belt will bereadily attachable and detachable and in which the belts may be readilyadjustable without sewing to the various sizes determined by the waistlength of the wearer.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a new form ofbuckle for rhinestone belts and similar ornamental belts in which thebelt may be fastened to the buckle with or without sewing.

Further objects of our invention will be apparent from the specificationand drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan view partly in outline, showing abelt provided with my improved form of buckle.

Fig. 2 is a plan. view of the rear of the buckle with part of the beltattached.

Fig. 3 is a. view similar to Fig. 2 showing the method of securing theend of the belt in the channel of the bar-like member which forms a partof my improved buckle.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view along the line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and showing alsothe bar-like member attached to the buckle frame.

Fig. 5 is a section similar to Fig. 4 but showing an alternative form ofbar-like member.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank from which the bar-like member ismade.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the bar-like member before it is attached tothe frame of the buckle.

I is the belt which is composed of parallel series of rhinestones IIwhich are attached to each other by horizontal and vertical cords l2 andI3 respectively. The effect of this method of manufacture of the beltitself is to provide a structure which consists essentially of a series,few in number, of parallel horizontal strands and a series, many innumber, of parallel vertical strands, all attached to each other by thecords or other fastening members l2 and I3, which is clearly illustratedin Fig. 3 of the drawing.-

The buckle M has an outer frame IS with various openings therein.Attached to the rear of the frame I is the bar-like member l6 which isbent into the hollow form shown in Figs. 5 and '7, so as to provide atube-like structure.

The bar-like member I6 is soldered or otherwise attached to the frame l5and has therein (Cl. 24-4565)v a slot or opening l1 which slot oropening [1' fits the interstices between the parallel rows ofrhinestones as seen in Figs. 3 and 4.

The bar-like member l6 also has integral therewith the ears l8 which maybe bent over at right angles to close the openings in the bar-likemember l6 at the top and bottom thereof as shown in Fig. '7.

The holes l9 are for the purpose of sewing the belt fabric to the bucklein cases where attachment by sewing is desirable.

The opening is used in conjunction with the holes l9 where sewing isdesirable.

Before the bar-like member I 6 is attached to the frame M the lower earMn is bent at right angles to cover the opening 2|. When the belt isslipped into the top opening of the tube-like member, the belt can thenbe firmly attached to the buckle by turning down the ear l8 at rightangles to the rear portion of the bar-like member so as to preventperpendicular movement of the belt.

To take out the belt for replacement or adjustment, the ear I8 can beagain bent upwardly into a plane parallel position with the back barlikemember and the belt slipped out, and after another belt has been put init can be rebent into position so as to close the top of the opening inthe bar-like member l6.

Inasmuch as rhinestone belts of the type herein illustrated can bereadily out along the horizontal lines I 2, it is apparent that the sizeof these belts can be adjusted and such belts can be aflixed to thebuckles shown without the necessity of sewing of any kind.

The holes l9 are provided in such cases where sewing is necessary but a.principal object of this invention is to obviate the necessity of sewingrhinestone or similar belts to buckles and also to provide for the easyadjustment and attachment of various sizes of rhinestone belts tobuckles of the type illustrated.

The buckles are attached to each other by a clip 22 illustrated in Fig.2.

The metal backing of the separate rhinestones is indicated as 23 in Fig.2.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in thisform of buckle without departing from the spirit of our invention.

We claim:

1. A buckle for rhinestone belts and the like comprising a frame havingan opening and a holding member permanently attached to said frame, saidholding member comprising a tubular member having an opening therein anda foldable ear at the top of said bar which when folded over the body ofsaid tubular member will hold the belt into engagement with said buckle.

2. A buckle for rhinestone belts and the like comprising a frame havingan opening and a holding member permanently attached to said frame atthe rear thereof, said holding member comprising a tube-like memberhaving a slot therein and means at the top of said tube-like member forholding a belt fabric into engagement with said buckle, said belt fabricbeing thicker in the tubular portion than in the slot portion of saidtube like member.

3. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame and atube-like member mounted on said frame, said member having a slottherein and a foldable top for said tube-like member, said toppreventing the vertical movement of the belt fabric when folded over thetop of said tube like member.

4. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame and a bar-likemember mounted on said frame, said bar-like member comprising a hollowbar having a slot therein to receive a belt fabric, and a foldable topfor said bar to prevent the perpendicular movement of said belt fabricwhen said top is in the closed position, said belt fabric being thickerin the tubular portion than in the slot portion of said tube likemember.

5. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame having anopening therein and a hollow bar mounted on said frame, said hollow barhaving a slot therein, and adjustable means for closing the top of saidbar.

6. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like,

a frame, a hollow bar permanently attached to said frame, an opening insaid bar adapted to receive a belt, and adjustable means at one end ofsaid bar permitting the attachment or detachment of said belt, said beltbeing thicker in the tubular portion than in the opening of said hollowbar.

'7. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame, a hollow barattached to said frame at the rear thereof, an opening in said hollowbar to receive a belt fabric and an ear attached to said hollow bar toreceive a belt fabric and an ear attached to said hollow bar andintegral therewith by which said belt fabric can be locked to saidbuckle, said belt fabric being thicker in the tubular portion than inthe opening of said hollow bar.

8. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame, a tube-likemember attached to said frame, a slot in said tube-like member adaptedto 0 receive a belt fabric, an opening in said tube-like member at thetop thereof and means for closing said opening, said belt fabric beingthicker in the tubular portion than in the slot portion of 0 saidtube-like member.

9. In a buckle for rhinestone belts and the like, a frame, a tube likemember attached to the said frame at the rear thereof, a slot in saidtube like member adapted to receive a portion of a belt fabric, anopening in said tube like member at the top thereof, and adjustablemeans for closing said opening, said belt fabric being thicker in thetubular portion than in the slot portion of said tube like member.

EDGAR ROEDELHEIMER. THEODORE C. STEINMAN.

